ABOUT ELVIS
Elvis Martin is a multi-award winning international speaker, member of several government and community sector boards, an advisor to governments and campaigner for change.
In the past nine years, Elvis has received an extraordinary number of high profile awards for leadership and recognition for his activism around diversity and social justice issues: in 2022, the Premier’s Refugee Leadership Award (Vic Govt); in 2021, the National Young Community Achiever of the Year Award and a 30 under 30 Out-For-Australia Ward; in 2019, a Young Leader Award and a Meritorious Award both from the Moonee Valley Council in Victoria; and in 2018, the Premier’s Leadership Award and a Diversity Hero Award both from the Victorian Government.
Elvis was appointed to the Anti-Racism Taskforce by the Victorian Government which is responsible for developing Australia’s first Anti-Racism Strategy to build a harmonious community and develop policies and processes to ensure that employers comply with anti- racism standards. Elvis is the youngest member of the LGBTQIA+ Taskforce, which recently released the Victorian Government’s first LGBTQIA+ Strategy and 10-Year Action Plan.
He is a well-known advocate for the rights of LGBTQIA+ people, especially young people. In 2021, Elvis was appointed to the Expert Advisory Panel of Safe and Equal, through which he has input on government policy and strategies on domestic violence. He is also the Principal ambassador of Youth Development Australia.
In 2018 and 2022, Elvis has represented Australia at One Young World. In September 2022, he gave a keynote address at the One Young World Summit in Manchester England as well as contributing to several issues focused discussion sessions. Elvis serves on the board of the Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC), a peak body in the mental health sector, and he is an active member of the Mental Health Complaints Commission Council.
In 2016, Elvis co-founded the Cohealth Youth Action Council to give young people a platform through which to advocate for better mental health policies. Elvis has a large base of social media followers: Instagram 24,400; Linked-in 11,000; Facebook 10,000; and Snapchat 4000 – altogether a total of some 45,000 followers across all these platforms. Elvis actively communicates through his social media platforms especially Instagram and Snapchat on a regular basis.
Elvis is a sought out as a passionate and articulate young speaker on issues of social justice and social responsibility at community events, public forums, and company venues.